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    My babies

    well, after months of working on getting a viable clutch of eggs from my clowns, and raising the eggs from friends eggs...

    i finally have my own clown babies, from my own clown..

    survival rate has been GREAT.
    about 10 eggs didnt hatch, and about 5 babies have died in the last 3-4 days (which is a great survival rate)

    so i thought i would share some pics of my new babies (cant count yet, but my guess is about 100-150 larvae)

    i did the best i could, but there small (even though they are twice the size from when they hatched.. )
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    congrats. now pass out 100-150 cigars.
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    Cohiba cigars?


    very cool rob, congrads


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    AWESOME! Another milestone Rob, great job! I cant wait for the videocast LOL! Please keep me informed as I would like to tackle this someday. What are your plans for the little guys/gals?

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    well will likely sell/give them away as with the others...

    just excited because all the others i have raised were from another persons fish.. its taken me a while to get these guys spawning..

    i will keep this thread updated as things progress..
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    adoption plans are in progress?
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    whoa, sweet!!! rob how did you remove the eggs from the rocks? my clowns layed eggs in my 2 gallon nano, how long does it take for them to hatch?
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    well, i reall want to find an economical way to promote getting tank raised fish to poeple..

    so i my main goal now i to supply them to LFS...

    but im goign to start expanding to new species soon..
    BTW, these are Amphiprion percula
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    they lay the eggs on a ceramic tile i have in there, then i transport that to the hatching tank

    you actually "cant" remove the eggs from what they were laid on, or they will not hatch

    hatch time depend son the species, but mine take 9 days
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    how did you get them to lay on the tile??
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    if placed in the right positions, they will almost always choose the tile over a rock since the surface is better than rocks...
    for me, i just placed two tiles in the two likely places they would spawn, and crossed my fingers

    i will see if i can get a pic tmw of it
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    nice, what type of tile did you use
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    just a regular 4" ceramic floor tile, with the rough side up
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    Awesome, what type of filtration are you using in their hatchery aquarium? Also what are you feeding the tiny fellows. Any plans to distributing them to willing adopting Talking Reef folks?

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    *pop* hey hey!
    time for a celibration, glass rob! *glug glug glug* fantastic effort

    oh my god, quick rob shake your finger quick, theres a nasty bugger in the bunch trying to suck the life out of you! lol



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    Quote Originally Posted by JayBeDriften
    Awesome, what type of filtration are you using in their hatchery aquarium?
    just lots of water changes...
    once the metamorphosis phase is complete they will go to another thank that will be filtered with a sponge filter.. but for now, its just water changes every other day

    Also what are you feeding the tiny fellows.
    right now they are feeding exclusively on rotifers, soon, they will move to bbs..
    then after the metamorphosis, i will start moving them to flake foods

    Any plans to distributing them to willing adopting Talking Reef folks?
    yep.. id be willing to do that... have to work out the details, but its an options..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob
    just lots of water changes...
    once the metamorphosis phase is complete they will go to another thank that will be filtered with a sponge filter.. but for now, its just water changes every other day


    right now they are feeding exclusively on rotifers, soon, they will move to bbs..
    then after the metamorphosis, i will start moving them to flake foods



    yep.. id be willing to do that... have to work out the details, but its an options..
    I would definitely be interested. Let me know when.

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    hey Rob, baby clownfish make great stingray food! lol. just kidding.
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    How cool... The one in the last photo looks just like your finger.

    Congrats, that's very exciting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JayBeDriften
    I would definitely be interested. Let me know when.
    oh, dont worry, its actually many months before they can go home..

    but when the time comes i will post something
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    Quote Originally Posted by m8298
    How cool... The one in the last photo looks just like your finger.

    Congrats, that's very exciting.
    lol.. yeah, i thought it might help with size reference since they are only about 2-3 mm long, its doesn't always come out in perspective in pictures
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    Wow! Congrats on your babies!
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    Congrats!!


    <---- Rob trying to keep up with the clown babies!
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    Quote Originally Posted by gwen_o_lyn
    Congrats!!


    <---- Rob trying to keep up with the clown babies!
    hahaha! poor Rob! hey, your kids are just a bunch of clowns!
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    Quote Originally Posted by fat walrus
    hahaha! poor Rob! hey, your kids are just a bunch of clowns!
    That was a good funny LOL

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